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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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"If the courts and lawyers of this country will not do their duty, we shall watch as the victims and survivors of this man pursue justice and vindication in their own dignified and painstaking way, and at their own expense, and we shall be put to shame." Forget Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, Kim Jong-il, or Gaddafi: America need look no further than its own lauded leaders for a war criminal whose offenses rival those of the most heinous dictators in recent history-Henry Kissinger.
Employing evidence based on firsthand testimony, unpublished documents, and new information uncovered by the Freedom of Information Act, and using only what would hold up in international courts of law, The Trial of Henry Kissinger outlines atrocities authorized by the former secretary of state in Indochina, Bangladesh, Chile, Cyprus, East Timor, and in the plight of the Iraqi Kurds, "including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture."
With the precision and tenacity of a prosecutor, Hitchens offers an unrepentant portrait of a felonious diplomat who "maintained that laws were like cobwebs," and implores governments around the world, including our own, to bring him swiftly to justice.
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- Stephen Bentley
- 27-08-22
Magnificent. Required Listening.
A magnificently scornful and depressingly accurate resume of Dr Kissinger's actions and our collective acceptance of/falling for the dodgy dealing required by "realpolitik". Tom Lehrer reportedly gave up on satire when Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize. What surprises me about the catalogue of horrors is that while specific instances eg East Timor, were news to me; overall, to quote Joan Didion of Charles Manson "I wish that I could say I was surprised". I was a child (8, 9 or 10 years old) when the Paris peace talks on Vietnam stalled and I do remember wondering if the USA Presidential election/internal USA politics were why they stalled - the names Nixon and Kissinger meant nothing to me then of course. I do recall wondering how Dr K. managed to dodge the Watergate Bullet? But that was years later of course. That Dr K. has successfully dodged overall retribution is a tribute to the degree of grovelling that power attracts in our society. He won't be bagged now.
Required listening - particularly if, like me, you grew up through the era via TV News and Documentaries. The UK ringside seat for the Vietnam War. What a price was paid for Nixon and China? Sparked many thoughts in my mind, recollections. Made me think about what is going on today with The Ukraine and the realpolitik that led up to it. The unintended consequences we all now face following Chancellor Merkel's rapprochement with the USSR/Putin? I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this reading.
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- C. Raven
- 09-06-22
Some stories must be told, and this is one
A shameful man in a shameful series of self-serving tragedies. Listening should be mandatory for all Americans. forget your QAnon nonsense, the truth is often worse than such fictions.
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- Eric R
- 24-04-24
An eye-opener
I was always aware of questions about Henry Kissinger but never imagined it covered such a wide range of countries. If 50% of what Christopher Hitchens has written is true the American political system has much to answer for - I found this to be an eye-opening experience.
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- Gary Bellamy
- 15-03-22
Justice/Injustice
As Hitch22 this work was also "Brilliant" in it's narrative & compelling delivery 👏
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- Simon Millward
- 17-05-21
Hitchens #1
Sharp, insightful. The inimitable Christopher Hitchens. So sadly missed. Expertly read, as always, by Simon Pebble.
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- Flopadoo
- 21-05-13
Well produced and interesting
The narration is very good and perfectly suited to the material. It's an interesting book and has lots of good insights - including a lot of things that I wouldn't have known about otherwise. Well worth a listen.
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- Bucks
- 02-08-20
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Use the Goyem. The truth is out about j e hoover now that it's too late but this zionist nazi tyrant should be on public trial. I hope you're haunting him Christopher Hitchens and another Mengele is brought to justice
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-03-24
Well written and compelling
Hitchens was great writer and orator and it’s a shame it was not his mellifluous tones we heard narrating the book. However this was well narrated and well written. Hitchens as usual pulled no punches here and. By the end of the book I felt saddened that as Hitchens states, no actual trial or investigation has happened to date and likely never will.
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- Alan S.
- 31-08-20
behind the mask
gripping account of one of history 's pre-eminent statesmen and his skullduggery hitherto unknown .
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- Marie B.
- 27-11-22
Meticulous demolition of a career
Hitchens and Dorfman’s research and arguments, at times overwhelm with detail, but the case against Kissinger is painstakingly constructed.
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